The sheer scale of a secret arsenal of guns and ammunition uncovered hidden behind a false wall by a builder renovating a house has been revealed.

The sheer scale of a secret arsenal of guns and ammunition uncovered hidden behind a false wall by a builder renovating a house has been revealed.

These pictures show the secret haul of more than 30 shotguns and pistols as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition that Simon Berni, 41, was shocked to discover.

He said: “It was an incredible arsenal – full, absolutely choc-a-bloc with eight shelves of fire arms and ammunition.”

Police are investigating the gun stache uncovered earlier this month in a semi-detached house in Dinas Powys.

The guns were wrapped in newspaper dated March 1996 – just days after the Dunblane massacre in which 16 children were shot dead. It is understood police believe the guns were unregistered and their owner hid them out of fear of losing them in the wake of the Dunblane shootings.

Simon was renovating his uncle’s house when he made the discovery.

He found one set hidden in the space behind a wall heater and another when he took down a plasterboard wall to uncover the secret arsenal.

The firearms ranged from a 1930s pistol to a pump-action shotgun. Around 250 live bullets were also found.

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